Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management
Wednesday 14 August 2024, 12:45 AM
Stop using topical antibiotics
1. High usage of topical fusidic acid and rapid clonal expansion of fusidic acid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a cautionary tale. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/09/12/cid.ciu658.short
2. BPAC: Should I prescribe a topical antiseptic cream instead of a topical antibiotic for minor skin infections? http://www.bpac.org.nz/BPJ/2015/june/topical.aspx